Kerala Court July 2002 Judgments
Abdul Jaleel Vs. State of Kerala
Court: Kerala
Decided on: Jul-02-2002
Reported in: 2002(2)ALT(Cri)367; 2003CriLJ650
K.S. Radhakrishnan, J.1. This writ of habeas corpus has been filed by the brother of the detenu challenging the order of detention passed under the provisions of Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (in short COFEPOSA) to revoke order of detention dated 23.8.2001 and to set him free.2. The order of detention was passed under Section 3(1)(i), 3(1)(ii) and 3(1)(iii) of the COFEPOSA by which one Siddique was detained based on his involvement in the seizure of illegal export of foreign currencies and Indian currencies totally valued at Rs. 2,55,86,013.85. The Kerala Regional Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted Siddique from Trivandrum International Airport on 3.5.2001. On search of his registered baggage resulted in the seizure of above mentioned foreign currencies and Indian currencies along with other incriminating materials. Statements were recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act and he was arrested and produced ...
Tag this Judgment!Mallika Rajam Vs. State of Kerala
Court: Kerala
Decided on: Jul-01-2002
Reported in: [2002(95)FLR1042]
K. Balakrishnan Nair, J.1. The points which arise in all these cases being identical, they are heard together and disposed of by a common judgment.2. All the petitioners are employees of the Kerala State Audio Visual & Reprographic Centre, Thiruvananthapuram which is an autonomous Institution established by the Government as per its order dated 28.4.1992. It is a Society registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act. Its Governing Body contains only Government Officials or their nominees. The Minister for Education of the State will be the Ex-officio Chairman and the Managing Director will be its Executive Director and Member Secretary. It is common case that the said Institution (hereinafter referred to as 'the Reprographic Centre') is amenable to the writ jurisdiction of this Court.3. All the petitioners were appointed in the Reprographic Centre and its various units during the years 2000 and 2001 on a regular basis as probatione...
Tag this Judgment!Commander K.P. Shashidharan Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.
Court: Kerala
Decided on: Jul-01-2002
Reported in: AIR2002Ker388
ORDERK.A. Abdul Gafoor, J.1. It is an admitted case in Ext. P17 that 'the Central Government has noticed that the ship M.C. Pearl was on passage to Kandla to Dubai and was reported to be in distress at about 2.30 hours on 24-9-1995............' It is also an admitted tact inExt. P17 that C.G.S. Vajra under the commandership of the petitioner and on routine deployed in the area was diverted to provide necessary assistance to M.C. Peari. It is again a noted fact by the Government of India that 'the Coast Guard ship Vajra had rescued the crew and stood by to provide assistance'. Thus saving of life and property at the sea is an admitted fact. But the salvage is denied to the petitioner on the ground that it was his bounden duty under Section 14 of the Coast Guard Act to render assistance to the ship in distress. While considering this aspect in Ext. P17. the Government had not adverted to Section 402 of the Merchants Shipping Act, 1958 which provides for payment of salvage for saving life...
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